Book Talk: Saudi Youth: Policies and Practices
On October 2, AGSIW hosted a discussion on Saudi youth policy development.
Mark C. Thompson
Senior Research Fellow and Head of Socioeconomics Program, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies
Mark C. Thompson is a senior research fellow and head of the Socioeconomics Program at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh. He was the assistant professor of Middle East Studies at the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran from 2012-20. Thompson has lived and worked in Saudi Arabia since 2001 for diverse institutions, such as Saudi Arabian Airlines, the Saudi Arabian National Guard, and Prince Sultan University. His books include Saudi Arabia and the Path to Political Change: National Dialogue and Civil Society (Bloomsbury IB Tauris, 2014) and Being Young Male and Saudi: Identity and Politics in a Globalized Kingdom (Cambridge University Press, 2019). Thompson is also the co-editor with Neil Quilliam of Policy-Making in the GCC: State, Citizens and Institutions (Bloomsbury IB Tauris, 2017), Governance and Domestic Policy Making in Saudi Arabia: Transforming Society, Economics, Politics, and Culture (Bloomsbury IB Tauris 2022), and Saudi Youth: Policies and Processes (Springer 2024). He has two new books in process: Realizing Vision 2030: Governance, Institutions and Human Capital Development (forthcoming Bloomsbury IB Tauris) and Male Youth Issues: Everyday Life in Saudi Arabia (forthcoming Cambridge University Press).
Key Elements of Saudi Social Transformation Post-Coronavirus
On August 11, AGSIW partnered with the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies to host a virtual panel discussion examining social reform programs in Saudi Arabia.
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Mark C. Thompson on the Identity of Saudi Male Youth
Kristin Smith Diwan sat down with Mark C. Thompson to discuss his research on the generational shift in attitudes of Saudi men.
Young and Male: Identity and Politics in Saudi Arabia
AGSIW hosted Mark Thompson, professor and author of "Being Young, Male and Saudi: Identity and Politics in a Globalized Kingdom," for a discussion of his work on the generational shift in attitudes of Saudi men.
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Being Young, Male and Saudi: Identity and Politics in a Globalized Kingdom
Understanding the personal and national aspirations of young Saudi men is imperative as Saudi Arabia pursues socioeconomic reforms.